CVE-2026-14886

Vault Enterprise vulnerable to cross-namespace entity deletion

Published Aug 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vault Enterprise's identity entity batch-delete endpoint is vulnerable to a cross-namespace authorization bypass that may allow an authenticated caller in one namespace to permanently delete the storage backing of entities belonging to another namespace. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-14886) is fixed in Vault Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.21.9, 1.20.14 and 1.19.20.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp vault Enterprise
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp vault Enterprise
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Description Vault Enterprise's identity entity batch-delete endpoint is vulnerable to a cross-namespace authorization bypass that may allow an authenticated caller in one namespace to permanently delete the storage backing of entities belonging to another namespace. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-14886) is fixed in Vault Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.21.9, 1.20.14 and 1.19.20.
Title Vault Enterprise vulnerable to cross-namespace entity deletion
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Aug 12, 2026, 6:04 PM
Reserved
Jul 6, 2026, 5:09 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 10, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 7:10 PM